THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2010-1173
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2010-1173

Linux Kernel vulnerability

CVSS
7.1
EPSS
21.2%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
The sctp_process_unk_param function in net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.33.3 and earlier, when SCTP is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an SCTPChunkInit packet containing multiple invalid parameters that require a large amount of error data.
Affected vendor
Linux
Affected product
Linux Kernel
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
Published
2010-05-07

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 21.2% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

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